Would anyone like to work together on a journal article? Barbara Pope 07 Nov 2007 16:55 UTC
Hello. On November 5th, Haworth Press posted a call for papers to SERIALST for a special issue of The Serials Librarian. I have copied and pasted it down below for your reference. Would anyone be interested in co-writing a journal article? Thanks. Barbara Pope, MALS Periodicals/Reference Librarian Axe Library Pittsburg State University Pittsburg KS 66762 bpope@pittstate.edu ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 5, 2007 CALL FOR PAPERS-For "Supplement" to The Serials Librarian The Serials Librarian, the peer-reviewed journal published by Haworth Press (now part of the Taylor & Francis Group) announces a Call for Papers for a special supplement to be published in late 2008. The supplement topic will be "Bundling & Unbundling of E-Serials." This supplement will examine the current state of e-journal bundling, how libraries and vendors are strategizing and coping with rising costs, and the implications of "The Big Deal." This will focus on how libraries initially purchased groups of titles in bundles for convenience and cost savings, and how they later were often forced to break those bundles down into smaller groups, or into individual title purchases, in order to deal with ever-rising costs and the desire to get more local control over what libraries collect. Proposed topics that potential authors are encouraged to select from are: 1) Advantages of bundling journals together 2) Financial pressures to unbundle existing packages 3) Collection development pressure on bundled packages 4) Consortial perspectives on bundling and unbundling titles 5) Acquisitions and cataloging issues on bundled titles 6) Acquisitions and cataloging issues on unbundling previously received packages 7) Is "The Big Deal" dead? 8) The Big Deal vs. disciplinary packaging of e-serials 9) Other pressures to unhook from these deals 10) Purchasing electronic back volumes in groups 11) Trial subscriptions in groups Other relevant topics will be considered. Submissions should be approximately 20-30 double-spaced pages in length. A maximum of fifteen manuscripts are desired, and the submission deadline will be the end of February 2008. Prospective authors should submit proposals to: David Fowler, guest editor: dcfowler@uoregon.edu Arleen J. Dallachiesa, MLS Assistant Editor, LIS Journals The Haworth Press / Taylor & Francis Group 37 West Broad Street West Hazleton, PA 18202-3821 Phone: (570) 459-5933 x335 Fax: (570) 459-5934 Website: http://www.haworthpress.com adallachiesa@haworthpress.com